fracture of the head of fifth metacarpal




Conditions Medscape Reference
Metacarpal head injuries: A direct blow to the ulnar border of the
hand tends to cause an extraarticular 5th metacarpal base fracture.

The fifth metacarpal bone which extends from near the ulnar side
of the base to the radial side of the head. (See Boxer' fracture
en.

* Human anatomy
* Fracture
* In other animals
* See also
The head else digital extremity The fourth plus fifth metacarpal
bones are commonly "blunted" else shortened, Fracture. The neck of a
metacarpal
en.Metacarpal


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